Fasth heads to Sweden, Guenin back to AHL

Ducks goalie Viktor Fasth and defenseman Nate Guenin have found spots to play during the NHL lockout, which has moved into its fifth day.

Reports out of Sweden on Thursday indicate that Fasth has signed a five-game contract with Tingsryd AIF of HockeyAllsvenskan, the country's second-highest pro league behind the Elitserien (Swedish Elite League). The deal is set to expire on Oct. 3. Tingsryd coach Petter Nilsson told Expressen that he hopes Fasth will be ready to play on Sunday against Orebro.

Fasth joins a number of NHL players who have signed to play in the league as unlike the Elitserien, it won't require those players to stay for the entire season and will allow them to return once the lockout has ended. Others who have signed recently include the Kings' Anze Kopitar, Nashville's Patric Hornqvist, Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog and San Jose's Douglas Murray.

Expected to be Jonas Hiller's backup in 2012-13, Fasth is currently Sweden's national team goalie and has a history with Tingsryd as he played there from 2004-07.

Guenin has signed an AHL-only deal with the Ducks' affiliate in Norfolk (Va.) after finishing last season with the Syracuse Crunch, their previous top minor-league club. The contract will terminate once the NHL lockout is over and the defenseman's two-way deal with the Ducks for 2012-13 will commence.

Having spent parts of six seasons in the NHL, Guenin played in 15 games with the Ducks last season and scored his only two goals with them.

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